Update #5: The voice of April Ryan returns!

We're very, very happy to announce that the lovely Sarah Hamilton, voice of April Ryan in both The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, is returning for the latest game in our epic saga, Dreamfall Chapters!

"I'm so looking forward to being part of the longest journey family again in whatever capacity it may take!" says Sarah.

And we're looking forward to working with you again, Sarah! It wouldn't be the same without you!

Sarah added humanity and depth to the role of April Ryan, making her one of the most beloved and memorable characters in gaming history. Her involvement helped The Longest Journey resonate with players of all ages, as they followed April Ryan's journey from art student to saviour of the universe.

Sarah Hamilton's role in Dreamfall Chapters has yet to be revealed, but we're sure fans of April Ryan will start speculating right about...NOW.

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It's cool! I hope too the same voices... in french that the longest journey. Oh please!!! (and the translation naturally)
I hope a victory campaign Kickstarter!!! It's a dream, abeautiful dream. Dreamfall chapters will be!

That's great! I first played the Norwegian version of TLJ, and the voice acting of April especially was so annoying that I would sometimes play it without sound and subtitles turned on. Years later I got the English version, and it was a whole different game. :)

Glad to see the face behind the voice! And it's a definite plus that she's onboard!!! As for speculating, I'm guessing that either April Ryan will be alive or that her ghost will haunt Zoe throughout the game. Either way, it would be cool to have journal entries from all main playable characters that have a ''soul'', even from a ghost in any case. I miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssss April's diary!!!!!

Now how about a video of this fine voice actress saying a few lines that will end up in Dreamfall Chapters ;)

Fantastic! :) I was hoping that you guys would be able to get most of the original voice cast, particularly Sarah/April. I had more or less assumed April would make an appearance in Chapters. Not sure what form it'll take, but I feel like we'll need to hear from April again for the saga to come full circle.

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Wrong! We started speculating BEFORE!!!! Of course we start speculating. Have you ever seen/met/heard of a TLJ fan who didn't love April and didn't wait eating fingernails for her return???!!! (tell me if you have, I'll shoot them on sight)
Don't you even dare tell us that Sarah won't be the voice of April. She just has to!!!

YAY! I'm happy about this. I'm starting out on a new playthrough of Dreamfall for the first time in years, and just arrived in Newport... I remember when I first got to the Crossroads as Zoe... they sure changed, didn't they? Wow! And the Border House... Have to play more when I get home from school. Keep up the wonderful work, Ragnar, Red Thread, and congrats so much on getting Sarah back; she will be so awesome! [I also for the life of me can't remember what happens to April by the end of Dreamfall, whether she dies or not... I will find out in 17 or so hours (of gameplay) I suppose :) hehe.]

I really hope April is alive. However, it isn't entirely implausible that they will re-visit her through memories or something. But hopefully she was saved by Crow, who in secret turns out to be an animagus that can also transform into one of the Maerum and rescue her.

Not that I had much doubt she'd be back (both April and Sarah) but still there are no words to express my excitement right now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I hope some exclamation marks will do) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!